MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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